COURSES BY DEPARTMENT Filter List By: Open On-Campus Online Code Course Title Qtr Days Format Status Archaeology ARC 118 Art and Archaeology of Persia FA T Online OpenAdd to cart Architecture ARCH 05 The Cantor Arts Center: A Story of Art, Architecture, and Resilience FA S On-campus ClosedNotify Me Art History ARTH 46 Masterworks: Uncovering Hidden Meaning Within Great Paintings FA Th Online Cancelled ARTH 65 Medium as Message: How Materials Shape Meaning in Art FA T Online OpenAdd to cart ECON 10 Economics of Fine Art FA M Online ClosedNotify Me Art Studio: Audio, Video & Film ART 21 From Idea to Launch: Create and Produce Your Own Podcast FA M Online ClosedNotify Me Art Studio: Drawing, Painting & Other Media ART 132 Drawing the Realistic Portrait FA Th Online ClosedJoin Wait List ART 187 Painting from Observation FA T Online ClosedNotify Me ART 20 Drawing Flowers: An Introduction to Botanical Art FA SSu On-campus ClosedJoin Wait List ART 34 Farm to Palette: Watercolor Painting for Beginners FA M Online OpenAdd to cart ART 39 The Sketchbook: Drawing Creativity into Daily Life FA T Online ClosedNotify Me ART 40 Introduction to Landscape Drawing FA W Online ClosedNotify Me ART 45 Drawing and Painting Birds: A Naturalist’s Approach to Art and Observation FA Th Online OpenAdd to cart ART 50 Calligraphy and Letterform: History, Methods, and Practice FA W Online OpenAdd to cart ART 69 Art and Anatomy: Drawing the Human Hand FA S On-campus ClosedJoin Wait List ART 98 W Explorations in Mixed Media: Unleashing Creativity Through Daily Practice FA M Online OpenAdd to cart Art Studio: Photography PHOTO 07 Digital Photography Basics FA M Online OpenAdd to cart PHOTO 10 The Daily Photograph: Developing Your Creative Intuition FA Th Online ClosedNotify Me PHOTO 209 Capturing the Action: Sports Photography FA WS On-campus ClosedNotify Me PHOTO 32 Introduction to iPhoneography: Using Your Smartphone to Make Extraordinary Images FA T Online ClosedNotify Me Business: Entrepreneurship & Innovation BUS 132 How to Think Like a Futurist FA T Online OpenAdd to cart BUS 144 How to Build and Grow a SaaS Startup FA S On-campus ClosedNotify Me BUS 211 Before You Build: Idea Validation for Startups and Innovation Teams FA W On-campus ClosedNotify Me BUS 81 Launching from Idea to Reality: A Practical Course for First-Time Startup Founders FA Th Online ClosedNotify Me Business: Finance & Investing BUS 177 Unlock Financial Freedom: A Smart and Practical Guide to Early Retirement FA Th Online ClosedNotify Me BUS 304 Why Stocks Move: A Framework for Understanding Market Behavior FA W Online OpenAdd to cart BUS 306 Financial Planning and Business Decision-Making FA T Online ClosedNotify Me Business: Leadership & Management BUS 126 Navigate the Workplace: Managing Up, Down, and Across FA SSu On-campus ClosedNotify Me BUS 138 High-Performance Habits for Rising Managers FA M Online OpenAdd to cart BUS 148 AI-Powered Leadership: Transforming Impact in the Digital Age FA SSu On-campus ClosedNotify Me BUS 162 Agentic AI for Workplace Productivity FA SSu On-campus OpenAdd to cart BUS 170 Develop an Authentic Leadership Presence FA SSu On-campus ClosedJoin Wait List BUS 276 Women Leaders: Mastering Organizational Strategy FA SSu On-campus ClosedNotify Me BUS 303 Work Smarter: Systems for Managing Complexity FA Th On-campus OpenAdd to cart BUS 307 Executive Presence in Action FA T On-campus ClosedNotify Me BUS 310 Leadership Judgment and Decision-Making in the Age of AI FA SSu On-campus OpenAdd to cart TECH 78 No-Code AI: Unlocking Business Potential FA W Online OpenAdd to cart Business: Marketing BUS 308 AI-Powered Content Strategy: From SEO to GEO FA W On-campus ClosedNotify Me COM 97 Public Relations Playbook: Media, Messaging, and Reputation FA SSu On-campus Cancelled Business: Product Management BUS 146 AI-Driven Product Development Workshop FA S On-campus OpenAdd to cart BUS 190 Building Generative and Agentic AI Products: A First-Principles Guide for Product Managers FA SSu On-campus OpenAdd to cart BUS 311 AI-Driven Product Strategy: From Technical Excellence to Market Resonance FA M Online ClosedJoin Wait List Business: Project Management BUS 259 Introduction to Project Management: Tools for Achieving Success FA Th Online ClosedNotify Me Classics CLA 48 Euripidean Tragedy: Power, Passion, and Punishment FA M Online ClosedNotify Me CLA 85 Ancient Rome and Its Legacies FA W Online ClosedNotify Me LIN 16 Back to Basics: Understanding Latin and Greek Roots of English Words FA Th On-campus ClosedNotify Me Communication COM 101 Communication Essentials for Work and Life FA T Online OpenAdd to cart COM 107 Dialogue and the Art of Impossible Conversations FA S On-campus ClosedJoin Wait List COM 108 Unscripted Presence: The Art of Public Speaking FA Th Online OpenAdd to cart COM 109 Clarity, Structure, and Impact: Delivering Persuasive Presentations FA M Online OpenAdd to cart COM 19 Building Interpersonal Skills: An Experiential Workshop FA F-M On-campus ClosedNotify Me COM 66 Think on Your Feet: An Improviser’s Guide to Business and Communication FA SSu On-campus ClosedJoin Wait List COM 97 Public Relations Playbook: Media, Messaging, and Reputation FA SSu On-campus Cancelled COM 98 How to Use Storytelling to Pitch Your Ideas FA T On-campus OpenAdd to cart COM 99 Presenting with Confidence: Skills for Non-Native English Speakers FA W Online ClosedJoin Wait List Cultural Studies CLS 135 Cities of Intrigue: London, Paris, Berlin, and Vienna FA Th Online OpenAdd to cart CLS 138 Medicine: The Uncertain Art FA W Online OpenAdd to cart CLS 141 American Wilderness and Its Discontents (An MLA-Style Course) FA W On-campus ClosedNotify Me CLS 202 Modern Odysseys: Homer in the 20th Century (An MLA-Style Course) FA M On-campus Cancelled SSU 119 Stanford Distinguished Faculty Lecture Series FA W Online OpenAdd to cart Current Events POL 72 H Will America Fail the Midterms? The State of Democracy at Home and Abroad FA M On-campus OpenAdd to cart POL 72 Z Will America Fail the Midterms? The State of Democracy at Home and Abroad FA M Online OpenAdd to cart Dance Studies DAN 33 Introduction to Hip Hop Dance FA T On-campus ClosedNotify Me DAN 40 Introduction to Ballet FA W On-campus ClosedNotify Me Design WELL 11 Your Next Life Chapter: A Design Thinking and Behavioral Science–Based Approach FA TTh On-campus ClosedNotify Me Economics ECON 10 Economics of Fine Art FA M Online ClosedNotify Me Education EDU 09 Teaching Deliberative Democracy: Civil Discourse in the K–12 Classroom FA Th Online Cancelled Film Studies FLM 171 Film Noir: The Glamour and the Grit, 1950–65 FA W Online ClosedNotify Me FLM 172 Auteur Cinema: Six Directors and Their Signature Styles FA Th On-campus OpenAdd to cart MEDIA 04 The Producer’s Chair: How Movies and TV Get Made FA M Online OpenAdd to cart Food & Drink FD 08 Autumn Fermentation: From Harvest to Pantry FA W Online OpenAdd to cart Genre CW 113 Romance Club: A Guided Writing Group FA W Online ClosedNotify Me CW 98 W Killer Fiction: Mysteries, Thrillers, and Horror Workshop FA T Online ClosedNotify Me NVL 53 W The Speculative and the Fantastic: Novel Workshop FA Th Online ClosedNotify Me History ARC 118 Art and Archaeology of Persia FA T Online OpenAdd to cart CLS 135 Cities of Intrigue: London, Paris, Berlin, and Vienna FA Th Online OpenAdd to cart HIS 203 Vladimir Lenin: Hero, Tyrant, Revolutionary FA W Online ClosedNotify Me HIS 204 Sunken History: Six Iconic Shipwrecks FA T Online ClosedJoin Wait List HIS 26 From Samurai to Superpower: Japan’s Modern Century, 1850–1950 FA Th Online OpenAdd to cart International Studies HIS 26 From Samurai to Superpower: Japan’s Modern Century, 1850–1950 FA Th Online OpenAdd to cart POL 177 Demystifying the Middle East FA Th Online OpenAdd to cart POL 40 India, the United States, and the New Geopolitics of Asia FA M Online OpenAdd to cart Languages FRN 01 Beginning French: Part I FA W On-campus ClosedNotify Me ITA 01 Beginning Italian: Part I FA W Online ClosedNotify Me SPA 01 Beginning 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ClosedNotify Me TECH 81 AI in Healthcare: From Innovation to Impact FA Th Online OpenAdd to cart Memoir & Creative Nonfiction CW 115 Between Memory and Imagination: A Generative Retreat for Fiction and Memoir Writers FA SSu On-campus ClosedNotify Me MEM 112 A Memoir Club: A Guided Writing Group FA T Online ClosedNotify Me MEM 112 B Memoir Club: A Guided Writing Group FA W Online ClosedNotify Me MEM 119 W Exquisite Attention: Personal Essay Workshop FA W Online ClosedNotify Me MEM 23 W Taking Inspiration from the Masters: Personal Essay Workshop FA Th Online ClosedNotify Me Memoir Writing Certificate OWC 201 A The Writing Life: Form and Theory in Memoir FA T Online ClosedNotify Me OWC 201 B The Writing Life: Form and Theory in Memoir FA MT Online ClosedNotify Me OWC 201 C The Writing Life: Form and Theory in Memoir FA W Online ClosedNotify Me OWC 205 A Memoir III: Envisioning an Ending FA F Online ClosedNotify Me OWC 205 B Memoir III: Envisioning an Ending FA W Online ClosedNotify Me OWC 205 C Memoir III: Envisioning an Ending FA T Online Cancelled Music Studies MUS 204 Paul Simon and the Making of a Global Sound FA W Online ClosedNotify Me MUS 205 Saint of Circumstance: The Music of Bob Weir FA T Online OpenAdd to cart Music Studio MUS 202 Play the Acoustic Guitar: The Songs of the Rolling Stones, Van Morrison, and More FA M On-campus ClosedNotify Me Narrative Craft CW 165 Speakeasy: The Pleasures of Writing Good Dialogue FA T Online ClosedNotify Me CW 25 The Bleeding, Pounding Heart of Prose: The Art and Craft of the Sentence FA M Online ClosedJoin Wait List CW 80 Beyond Scene: The Secrets to Writing Page-Turning Summary FA S On-campus OpenAdd to cart FICT 92 W Writing Character-Driven Fiction FA Th Online ClosedNotify Me FICT 92 WB Writing Character-Driven Fiction FA Online ClosedNotify Me Novel CW 113 Romance Club: A Guided Writing Group FA W Online ClosedNotify Me CW 115 Between Memory and Imagination: A Generative Retreat for Fiction and Memoir Writers FA SSu On-campus ClosedNotify Me CW 98 W Killer Fiction: Mysteries, Thrillers, and Horror Workshop FA T Online ClosedNotify Me FICT 118 Fiction Club: A Guided Writing Group FA M On-campus ClosedNotify Me FICT 92 W Writing Character-Driven Fiction FA Th Online ClosedNotify Me FICT 92 WB Writing Character-Driven Fiction FA Online ClosedNotify Me NVL 37 Write a Novel in 30 Days: No Critics, No Fear FA MW Online OpenAdd to cart NVL 53 W The Speculative and the Fantastic: Novel Workshop FA Th Online ClosedNotify Me NVL 54 Novel Club: A Guided Writing Group FA W Online ClosedNotify Me NVL 58 Beyond Chapter One: Novel Workshop for Manuscripts in Progress FA Th Online ClosedNotify Me Novel Writing Certificate OWC 101 A The Writing Life: Form and Theory of the Novel FA T Online ClosedNotify Me OWC 101 B The Writing Life: Form and Theory of the Novel FA W Online ClosedNotify Me OWC 101 C The Writing Life: Form and Theory of the Novel FA MT Online ClosedNotify Me OWC 101 D The Writing Life: Form and Theory of the Novel FA Th Online ClosedNotify Me OWC 101 E The Writing Life: Form and Theory of the Novel FA Th Online ClosedNotify Me OWC 305 A Novel III: Subtext, Theme, and Language FA F Online ClosedNotify Me OWC 305 B Novel III: Subtext, Theme, and Language FA T Online ClosedNotify Me OWC 305 C Novel III: Subtext, Theme, and Language FA Th Online ClosedNotify Me OWC 305 D Novel III: Subtext, Theme, and Language FA T Online ClosedNotify Me OWC 305 E Novel III: Subtext, Theme, and Language FA W Online ClosedNotify Me OWC 310 A One-on-One Tutorial: Novel FA Online Cancelled OWC 310 B One-on-One Tutorial: Novel FA Online Closed OWC 310 C One-on-One Tutorial: Novel FA Online Closed OWC 310 D One-on-One Tutorial: Novel FA Online Closed OWC 310 E One-on-One Tutorial: Novel FA Online Closed OWC 310 F One-on-One Tutorial: Novel FA Online Closed Philosophy PHI 91 The Meaning of Life: Kierkegaard, Nietzsche, and More FA T Online ClosedNotify Me Poetry POET 47 W Getting to the Quick of It: Poetry Workshop FA T Online ClosedNotify Me POET 48 The Power of Plain Language: Poetry Workshop FA W Online ClosedNotify Me Prompt-Driven Writing CW 114 WA Ignite Your Imagination: A Generative Course FA Th Online ClosedNotify Me CW 114 WB Ignite Your Imagination: A Generative Course FA Th Online OpenAdd to cart CW 115 Between Memory and Imagination: A Generative Retreat for Fiction and Memoir Writers FA SSu On-campus ClosedNotify Me CW 96 Strange Sparks: Unlocking Stories Through the Uncanny and Supernatural FA M Online OpenAdd to cart NVL 37 Write a Novel in 30 Days: No Critics, No Fear FA MW Online OpenAdd to cart Psychology MED 82 The Science of Sleep and Dreams FA Th Online ClosedNotify Me PSY 08 The Neuroscience of Emotions and Regulation FA W Online ClosedJoin Wait List PSY 104 The Making of Genius: Creativity, Purpose, and Extraordinary Achievement FA Th Online OpenAdd to cart Publishing CNF 99 Idea to Book Deal: Develop the Nonfiction Book That Only You Can Write FA SSu On-campus ClosedNotify Me Reading Like a Writer CW 86 Reading Like a Writer and Writing Like a Reader FA T Online ClosedNotify Me Religious Studies REL 89 Cultivating Calm: Exploring Spiritual Wellness FA M Online OpenAdd to cart Science MED 103 Diet and Gene Expression: You Are What You Eat FA T Online ClosedNotify Me MED 30 Introduction to Anatomy at Stanford Medicine: Exploring the Forearm, Wrist, and Hand FA S On-campus ClosedNotify Me MED 46 Sports Nutrition FA W Online ClosedNotify Me MED 82 The Science of Sleep and Dreams FA Th Online ClosedNotify Me MED 85 What Makes Us Sick: Exploring the Molecular Roots of Human Disease FA M Online ClosedNotify Me Short Story CW 115 Between Memory and Imagination: A Generative Retreat for Fiction and Memoir Writers FA SSu On-campus ClosedNotify Me FICT 54 W Build a Story from the Ground Up: Short Fiction Workshop FA W Online ClosedNotify Me FICT 92 W Writing Character-Driven Fiction FA Th Online ClosedNotify Me FICT 92 WB Writing Character-Driven Fiction FA Online ClosedNotify Me FICT 99 W Flash Fiction Workshop: Five Stories in Five Weeks FA M Online ClosedNotify Me Sports MED 46 Sports Nutrition FA W Online ClosedNotify Me SPT 15 H Seeing the Game: A Basketball Masterclass FA T On-campus ClosedJoin Wait List SPT 15 Z Seeing the Game: A Basketball Masterclass FA T Online OpenAdd to cart WELL 33 Excellence Is No Accident: Mental Skills Training for Work, Sport, and Life FA Th On-campus ClosedJoin Wait List Stanford Distinguished Faculty Lecture Series SSU 119 Stanford Distinguished Faculty Lecture Series FA W Online OpenAdd to cart Technology: AI & Machine Learning TECH 17 Demystifying Machine Learning and Generative AI FA Th Online ClosedNotify Me TECH 27 Applied Machine Learning with Python for AI Applications FA W Online ClosedNotify Me TECH 30 H Introduction to AI: What It Is, How It Works, and Why It Matters FA M On-campus OpenAdd to cart TECH 30 Z Introduction to AI: What It Is, How It Works, and Why It Matters FA M Online OpenAdd to cart TECH 68 Machine Learning for Business with Python FA SSu On-campus OpenAdd to cart TECH 84 Introduction to Agentic AI: How Intelligent Systems Reason, Act, and Transform Work FA T Online ClosedJoin Wait List Technology: AI Strategy, Policy & Impact TECH 50 Demystifying AI: Insights from the Stanford Institute for Human-Centered Artificial Intelligence FA T Online OpenAdd to cart TECH 81 AI in Healthcare: From Innovation to Impact FA Th Online OpenAdd to cart Technology: Computing & Data Foundations TECH 46 Beginning Programming in Python FA M Online Cancelled Technology: Product & Applied Technology TECH 36 A Vibe Coding: Using AI for Programming FA Th Online ClosedNotify Me TECH 36 B Vibe Coding: Using AI for Programming FA Th Online OpenAdd to cart TECH 41 Building AI Products Through Rapid Prototyping FA M Online OpenAdd to cart TECH 42 Vibe Coding: Building Software in Conversation with AI FA T Online OpenAdd to cart TECH 43 Supervising AI Coding Agents: Design, Test, and Trust the Output FA SSu On-campus OpenAdd to cart TECH 78 No-Code AI: Unlocking Business Potential FA W Online OpenAdd to cart TECH 81 AI in Healthcare: From Innovation to Impact FA Th Online OpenAdd to cart TECH 83 Enterprise AI: From Experimentation to Execution FA T Online ClosedNotify Me Technology: Systems & Emerging Technologies TECH 79 Systems Under Stress: AI, Cybersecurity, and Critical Infrastructure FA Th Online OpenAdd to cart TECH 80 The Future of Robotics FA W On-campus ClosedNotify Me Wellness & Health: Emotional & Mental Health PSY 08 The Neuroscience of Emotions and Regulation FA W Online ClosedJoin Wait List REL 89 Cultivating Calm: Exploring Spiritual Wellness FA M Online OpenAdd to cart WELL 33 Excellence Is No Accident: Mental Skills Training for Work, Sport, and Life FA Th On-campus ClosedJoin Wait List WELL 36 Connected: The Science and Practice of Building Friendship FA M Online OpenAdd to cart Wellness & Health: Life Design WELL 11 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